Snow-plow



(No Model.)

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' H SNOW PLOW. No. 350,327. Patented Oct. 5, 1886.

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NITED' STATES I PETER STAUFFER, OF LIMA, INDIANA.

SNOW-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters iPatent No. 350,327, dated October 5, 1886.

Application filed October'24, 1885.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PETER'STAUFFER, ofv Lima, in the county of La Grange and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in'Snow-Plows; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in snow-plows.

Hitherto it has been customary to construct snow-plows for use on sidewalks or wagon roads with the draft bar or chain attached to or near the nose of the plow, thereby requiring the horse or horses to travel through thedeep snow and drag the plow after them. 7 This arrangement is very tedious for the horse or horses, often causing them to sprain their legs or become completely bound in a drift until shoveled out by hand.

The object of my present invention is to provide asnow -plow'of such construction that the horses may be attached in the rear-of theplow, and'thereby be relieved from floundering through the deep snow.

A further object is to provide a vertically- I adjustable plow of such construction that it will spread the snow away from the upper edges of the path, thereby preventing the tendency to roll back and partially obstruct the path.

A further object is to provide a verticallyadjustable snow-plow adapted to be actuated 3 5 by a team attached thereto in the rear of the plow, and vprovided with runner or wheelsupports for the plow and means for directing the motion of the plow irrespectiveof the direction of the draft.

With these ends in view my invention consists in certain features of construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.-

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view of the plow in side elevation. Fig. 2 is a plan view, and'Fig. 3 is a front view.

A represents the plow-beam. It consists of a strong piece of timber or metal, and is supported at-its front end upon a pair of runners or wheels, B. Its rear end is supported upon- Serial No.180,812. (No model.) 7

a "single runner or wheel, I), the latter being pivotally secured to the beam by means of a vertical standard, 0, whichloosely fits within and extends upwardly through a perforation, c, in the beam. 4 5 5 To the upperend of the standard 0 .a rearwardly-ex'tending lever, D, is secured and adapted to turn the standard in its bearing, and thereby direct the course of the runner or wheel I).

To the front end of the beam A a framework is secured, consisting of the two side rails, E, and cross-girders e, the side rods being located at such a distance apart as to restdirectly'over the runners B. The .frameE e is provided with a central beam, F, running .parallel with the rails E and firmly bolted tothe cross-girders e. The front end of the beam F extends forwardly beyond the runners, and ,is slanted and beveled to fit the nose of theplow- 7o shovel G. The side rails, E, are provided near their central portions with uprightpos'ts H, firmly set therein and braced in front and rear by the diagonal braces hiand h, respectively. The wings I of the plow-shovel rest in contact with the braces h, and are bolted thereto. The lower section of the plow-shovel has a rearward slant, and its tendency in engagement with the snow is to work downwardly beneath the snow. by the runners B, the resultant being the lifting of the snow and its gradual movement to the right and left.

In order to prevent the snow from working over the top of the shovel, and to elfectually throw the upper portion of the loosened snow back from the edges of the path, I provide the upper section of the plow-shovel, consisting of the two wings I, set perpendicularly and meeting in a line, t, which forms a perpen- 9o dicular continuation of the rearwardly-slanting nose of the lower section. The rear ends of the wings I are also cut slanting, as shown,

the upper edges projecting outwardly beyond the lower edges, the latter of which terminate 5 flush with the edges of the lower section. The

effect of these slanting ends of the upper sec: tion is to leave the snow along the upper edges of the path slanting away from the path, and therefore not liable to cave in and obstruct the [O0 This tendency is opposed-8o I I path. The posts H form the rear supports for the wings I, the latter being bolted thereto.

The rails E, and hence the plow-shovel-supporting frame and plow-shovel, are secured to the runners B in vertical adjustment by means of two sets of upright studs K, firmly set in the top edges of the runners and adapted to fit loosely in corresponding slots or mortisesJc, in the rails. with a series of perforations, L, which register with corresponding perforations in the side rails, and the plow-shovel is locked in the desired elevated adjustment by means of bolts or pins Z, which extend through the side rails and perforations L in the studs. The vertical adjustment of the plow is a feature of considerable importance where it becomes necessary to make-a path through a drift or unusually deep snow, as it admits of setting the plow-shovel at such a height as to clear a path from the top of the snow to the bottom of the plow-shovel the first time through, and by then lowering the plow-shovel the path may be completed by running the plow asecond time over the path. The double tree M is attached to the beam A near its rear end at a sufficient distance back of the runners Bto afford enough room for the horse to travel. A platform, N, for the driver to stand on, is located just in front of the steering device, and a standard, 0, is set in the beam A in front of theplatform N,to serve as a means of support for the driver. From the above description it will be noticed that the horses are allowed to travel in the path cleared by the plow, and are therefore capable of exerting a much greater draft than when floundering through deep snow, and at the same time are much less liable to injury. The person who guides the plow walksin the rear of the runner b, holding the lever D, by means of which he is enabled to control the direction of the plow with the greatest precision; or the lever D may extend forwardly and be provided with a forked end, D, between the branches of which the driver may stand, and thus guide the plow by the pressure of his legs.

To prevent the plow from lifting in deep snow, and cause it to run evenly where the snow is heavier on one side than on the other, the runners are provided with corner wings, Q, which extend forwardly therefrom, and are either permanently or removably secured thereto.

The form of plow herein shown is particularly adapted to be drawn by a pair of horses.

- To adapt it to use as a one-horse plow the tongue A might be formed in two sections separated sufficiently to allow a horse to travel between them. Wheels or disks might also be The studs K are each provided form and arrangement of the several parts might be resorted to without departing from beam and means for attaching the draft horse or horses to the plow-beam, whereby they are allowed to travel in the rear of the plow-shovel, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the plow-beam extending rearwardly from the plow,theplowshovel-supporting frame secured to the front end, and the draft attachments secured near the rear end, of the runners for supporting the front end and the pivoted guide-runner for supporting the rear end, substantially as set forth.

3. In a snow-plow, the combination, with the front supports or runners, of a beam secured to said supports or runners in vertical adjustment, a single ground support or run ner supporting the rear end of said beam, a lever for turning said single ground-support, and a plow-shovel secured to the front end of the beam, substantially as set forth.

4. In a snow-plow, the combination, with the front runners or supports, a beam, and a plow-shovel consisting, essentially, of thelower rearwardly-slanting flaring section and the upper vertical-faced wedge-shaped section, of means for attaching the draft horse or horses to the beam behind the plow-shovel, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with the plow-beam having a plow-shovel-supporting frame secured to its front end, and a drivers platform and supporting-standard secured near its rear end, of a pair of runners for supporting the front end of the beam, a guide-runner for supporting the rear end of the beam, and means for attaching the draft horse or horses in the rear of the plow-shovel, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination, with a beam, a snowplow attached to the front end thereof, and a single ground-support pivoted to the rear end of said beam, of devices located between the single ground-support and the plow for the attachment of the team or other power, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination, with a snow-plow sup ported on runners or wheels, of forwardlyextending wings attached to the runners for steadying the plow, substantially as set forth.

8. In a snow-plow, the combination, with the front runners or supporters, a beam scoured thereto, and a guide attached to the rear end of the beam, of the snow-shovel secured to the front end of the beam, and consisting, essentially, of a lower rearwardly-slanting flaring section and an upper vertical-faced wedgeshaped section, the ends of the latter projecting beyond the ends of the lower section, substantially as set forth.

9. A snow-plow adapted to be steered by a single ground-support pivotally secured at the rear end of the beam and operated by a lever, the latter being forked or bifurcated at its front end, substantially as set forth.

10. In a snow-plow, the combination, with supports, a plow-beam mounted thereon, and a plow secured to said beam, of a platform secured to the beam and the standard 0, located in front of the platform, substantially as set forth.

PETER .STAUFFER.

Witnesses:

CLARK F. STAUFFER, HENRY H. BASSLER. 

